WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 20TH JANUARY 2017
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Clubs & Activities Leaflet—Spring Term 2017. Please click here.
Important events
Thurs
26 01 17
Y10 Parents/Carers Consultation Evening 16 30—19 00
Mon
30 01 17
Y9 Mentor Day No. 1
Tues
31 01 17
Head’s Open Door 16 00—17 00
Weds
01 02 17
Ski Trip Meeting 1800
Thurs
02 02 17
Y12/13 Parent/Carer Consultation & HE Evening 16 30—20 00
Tues
07 02 17
New Year 11 Academic Review Day
Weds
08 02 17
Y9 Model United Nations Preparation Day 2, Green Park
Thurs
09 02 17
Y9 Pathways Evening (time tbc)
Friday
10 02 17
MUFTI Day
Monday
20 02 17
Students return to school
School finishes for Half Term
School Arrangements in case of Bad Weather, etc
In the event of extreme weather conditions, emergency etc. the SWR website will be
updated by 0630 if there is any news on closure or a later start to the school
day. This will be the main source of communication to parents/carers.
Messages from the Art Department
IMPORTANT
The FINAL deadline for all GCSE and A level Art and Photography students’ coursework
is Friday 3rd February at 3pm. This is the coursework aspect of the course which is worth 60%
of their final grade. The students’ work will be taken in during their lesson.
To help support students we would like to remind them of the necessity to attend the
catch up sessions after school every Tuesday from 3 – 5 pm.
Thank you, Mrs Bennett, Head of Art
Wycombe Homeless Connection are celebrating their charity’s 10 year anniversary. They are planning
ten special occasions to mark a decade of fighting homelessness. One of these events is an Art
Competition and we will be entering art work from Sir Willliam Ramsay School students.
The winner of each age category (11-14 & 15-18) will win a Samsung Galaxy Tablet E9.6 and have their entry
featured in Wycombe Homeless Connection's 10th Anniversary booklet.
Brief: Create an A5 – A2 piece of art on the theme of ‘Journeys’. (It can be Photography, Graphic
Design, paint, pencil, pastel)
School entries to be given to your Art Teacher by the end of:
Thursday 9th Feb 2017
Miss Dahl, Teacher of Art
A reminder for Year 7 Parents/Carers: Parents/Carers can access their son’s/daughter’s end of
term report on the SLG. In addition if parents/carers did not receive a letter with their SLG login
details, please contact :Miss E Gurney, Academic Leader, Year 7 / Mrs T Walker, Pastoral Manager, Year 7
Important message for Year 11 Parents/Carers
The revised date for our Year 11 Academic Review day is Tuesday, 7th February. Letters will follow
shortly to inform students and parents/carers of their allocated time slot and the member of staff they
will be meeting with as not all meetings are with Form Tutors.
Miss G Roser – Year 11 Academic Leader
Year 11 Geography Revision
Reminder
The following revision sessions will be held in E8/9 with one of the geography teachers.
Please would students check their revision notes and attend the necessary sessions.
Miss Sparks, Teacher of Geography
Revision focus
Rivers and coasts
Rivers
12-Dec
Rivers processes: transportation, deposition, erosion
19-Dec
River landforms
09-Jan
Flooding: causes, impact, management
10-Jan
Flooding: case study LEDC/MEDC
Coasts
16-Jan
Coastal processes: weathering and erosion
23-Jan
Coastal landforms
24-Jan
Coastal area case study
30-Jan
Coastal management (Case study)
Hazards
Tectonic
06-Feb
Plate tectonics
07-Feb
Impacts and reducing impacts of tectonic hazards
20-Feb
Case Study: LEDC/MEDC
Climatic
27-Feb
Formation, Impacts and reducing impacts of climatic hazards
28-Feb
Case Study: LEDC/MEDC
Economic Development
Development
06-Mar
Measuring development &Factors affecting development
07-Mar
Development and Aid- Case Study
Industry
13-Mar
Location of industry: LEDC/MEDC (change over time)
20-Mar
Impacts of industry and development- Case study
27-Mar
Global Climate Change- Cause, Impacts, Response
Globalisation
24-Apr
Multinational Companies- Case Study and globalisation
Message from Miss Le Count, Head of Sixth Form
The Royal Grammar School has kindly invited our students to their Annual Careers
Fair where lots of advice will be offered for University, Apprenticeship or Employment. We thoroughly recommend that students and their parents/carers attend this
fantastic event.
RGS CAREERS FAIR
Tuesday, 7th February
6-8pm
All Y9, 10, 11 and Sixth Form students and their guardians are
invited to attend
Confused about applying to university?
Oxford, Cambridge, Bristol, Manchester, LSE and many more will be
exhibiting, ready to answer your questions.
What about the world of work?
Whether you want to look ahead to life beyond university, make contacts for
work experience opportunities or are considering a higher apprenticeship,
internship or trainee scheme, there will be professionals - from vets and
accountants to engineers and lawyers - at your disposal.
Throughout the evening there will be presentations and workshops ranging
from planning your gap year adventure to putting together the perfect CV.
RGSHW, Amersham Road, High Wycombe, HP13 6QS